Buddhist Concepts And Schools
39 entries in the Buddhist Concepts And Schools compendium.
Refuge in BuddhismTaking refuge in the Three Jewels is central to Buddhist practice.RigpaRigpa is knowledge of the ground in Dzogchen.Rinzai schoolOne of three sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism, derived from the Chinese Linji school.RūpaRūpa means form, central to Buddhist and Hindu thought.SakyaOne of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, known for its Lamdre teachings and hereditary leadership.Samatha-vipassanāTwo qualities of mind developed together in Buddhist practice.SaṃbhogakāyaSecond of three buddha bodies; subtle form teaching bodhisattvas.SaṃjñāBuddhist term for perception or cognition, grasping distinguishing features.Six Dharmas of NaropaAdvanced tantric practices for accelerated Buddhahood.SōtōLargest traditional Zen sect in Japanese Buddhism.SutraCondensed aphoristic texts weaving teachings across Indian traditions.SvabhavaA key term for essence and own-being in Hindu and Buddhist thought.SvasaṃvedanaThe reflexive nature of consciousness in Buddhist philosophyTara (Buddhism)Female Buddha and saviouress in Vajrayana and Mahayana Buddhism.TathātāBuddhist term for the intrinsic nature of reality.TheravadaBuddhism's oldest existing school, preserving the Pāli Canon.Three marks of existenceThree characteristics of all existence in Buddhism.TummoFierce goddess and tantric inner heat practice in Tibetan Buddhism.UpekṣāVirtue of equanimity across Hindu and Buddhist traditions.VijñānaA key Buddhist term for consciousness and mental force.VinayaBuddhist monastic code of discipline and ethical training.Vinaya PiṭakaFirst division of the Pali Tripitaka, containing monastic rules.Yab-YumSymbol of wisdom and compassion in union.Rebirth (Buddhism)Rebirth is the endless cycle of existence driven by karma.SaṅkhāraA complex Buddhist term for conditioned phenomena and volitional formations.SaṃsāraCyclic rebirth and liberation in Indian traditions.SanghaThe Buddhist monastic and noble community, third refuge.Seventeen tantrasCore scriptures of the Dzogchen esoteric instruction series.SkandhaFive aggregates of clinging central to Buddhist analysis of suffering.Sutta PiṭakaSecond basket of the Pali Tripitaka, containing thousands of Buddhist discourses.TantraEsoteric yogic tradition with complex cosmologies and ritual practices.Terma (religion)Hidden teachings continuously revealed in Tibetan Buddhism.TertönDiscoverers of hidden Buddhist teachings for future generations.Tibetan BuddhismTibetan Buddhism: A Mahayana tradition preserving Indian tantric practices and native developments, with four…TonglenBuddhist practice of exchanging self with other to cultivate compassion.TrikayaA Buddhist doctrine of the three bodies of Buddhahood.Trul khorA Vajrayana discipline of breath and movement.VajrayanaA Mahāyāna Buddhist tradition emphasizing esoteric practices for rapid enlightenment.Yana (Buddhism)A Buddhist term for a vehicle of spiritual practice.
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